The Arabist

By Issandr El Amrani and friends.

The Pahlavi restoration project

Probably the funniest thing I've read all week -- especially the last paragraph:

By the way, Mr. Pahlavi says that in a democratic Iran, he would be honored to assume the title of shah in a parliamentary system, but only if the Iranian people ask him to. He already has at least one vote. On the way to meet him at his house, the nice lady who drove me there quite naturally referred to her boss as "His Majesty."